JEAN GENTIL

JEAN GENTIL

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This poignant tale follows an educated Haitian immigrant as he travels through the Dominican Republic in search of work and a meaning to his life. It was filmed on location in Santo Domingo and Port-au-Prince before the January 12th earthquake, but also includes some takes from after the tragedy. Based on the real story of Jean Remy Gentil the film is beautifully photographed and vividly captures the day to day lives of Haitian immigrants in the Dominican Republic.

Laura Amelia Guzmán (Dominican Republic, 1980) graduated from Fine Arts in Altos de Chavón / The School of Design and later in EICTV, as a cinematographer.

Israel Cárdenas (Mexico, 1980) studied at New York Film Academy and EICTV. He works as a screenwriter, cinematographer and editor for several feature films in Mexico.

Together, they directed feature films: COCHOCHI (2007), JEAN GENTIL (2010), both premiered in the Venice Biennale; documentary CARMITA (2013) and their latest feature, DÓLARES DE ARENA (2014), premiere in Toronto International Film Festival. They share direction, screenplay, production and cinematography credits in all their films.

This poignant tale follows an educated Haitian immigrant as he travels through the Dominican Republic in search of work and a meaning to his life. It was filmed on location in Santo Domingo and Port-au-Prince before the January 12th earthquake, but also includes some takes from after the tragedy. Based on the real story of Jean Remy Gentil the film is beautifully photographed and vividly captures the day to day lives of Haitian immigrants in the Dominican Republic.

Laura Amelia Guzmán (Dominican Republic, 1980) graduated from Fine Arts in Altos de Chavón / The School of Design and later in EICTV, as a cinematographer.

Israel Cárdenas (Mexico, 1980) studied at New York Film Academy and EICTV. He works as a screenwriter, cinematographer and editor for several feature films in Mexico.

Together, they directed feature films: COCHOCHI (2007), JEAN GENTIL (2010), both premiered in the Venice Biennale; documentary CARMITA (2013) and their latest feature, DÓLARES DE ARENA (2014), premiere in Toronto International Film Festival. They share direction, screenplay, production and cinematography credits in all their films.